I'm not a vegetarian, so I don't know if this will help you at all, but I'm making things like gluten free meatloaf and casseroles, freezing them in freezer bags, and essentially making my own "boil in bag" dinners. I would love to eat out of a can and a bag for a week, but my body does not tolerate that much salt and sugar. I need real food, as much as I hate to admit it. This way I can have real home cooked food every day.

I bring the same stuff I eat IRL. Tip on your bread, though, it will spoil really fast. Don't leave it tied up in the bag. It'll fill with moisture and mold. After I wasted about $30 my first year on GF "treats," I skip the bread, now.

C.f.M. wrote:I bring the same stuff I eat IRL. Tip on your bread, though, it will spoil really fast. Don't leave it tied up in the bag. It'll fill with moisture and mold. After I wasted about $30 my first year on GF "treats," I skip the bread, now.

ug, that sucks. good tip. thanks.

shewee wrote:I'm not a vegetarian, so I don't know if this will help you at all, but I'm making things like gluten free meatloaf and casseroles, freezing them in freezer bags, and essentially making my own "boil in bag" dinners. I would love to eat out of a can and a bag for a week, but my body does not tolerate that much salt and sugar. I need real food, as much as I hate to admit it. This way I can have real home cooked food every day.

good idea, I've heard a lot of friends going this route. though would require me to cook in advance and bring a cooler. Did a cooler at fuente, it worked for the most part, but that was decent temps and only a few days. Cooler at BM seems like a lot of work. I would think you want salt from all the desert sweating

would require me to cook in advance and bring a cooler. Did a cooler at fuente, it worked for the most part, but that was decent temps and only a few days. Cooler at BM seems like a lot of work. I would think you want salt from all the desert sweating

They sell ice at Burning Man. Also check here:http://www.cieux.com/bm/quickMeals.htmlfor vegan, gluten-free, kosher, and other specialty meals that don't require refrigeration. Some are "self-heating" and some are boil-in-a-bag. Most of these meals are high in salt.

You can use your browser's search function to search the quickMeals page for whatever your needs are. If you are going to order online, you'll need to get a move on for shipping.

I'm sorry, but this is something that really gets on my nerves. Dont you realize that the worlds fish stocks are being rapidly decimated?? Whats the point in calling yourself vega/vego if you're going to be okay with eating fish??? You'd have a better time arguing the moral benefits of eating all animals except the aquatic variety.

stanley wrote:It's already been stated, but...why would you include fish on your list when addressing vegans & vegetarians?

You young folks probably don't remember this, but back in the early days, there were no vegetables on the dinner table except for potatoes and vodka. The pioneering vegetarians were those who ate green beans with their meat and potatoes. After a while, anybody who ate vegetables was known as a vegetarian, regardless of whether they ate meat or fish with their vegetables. I'm sure the OP was referring to these old school original vegetarians who eat a whole variety of vegetables with their meat and fish as opposed to people who just eat potatoes and gravy with their meat.

So others who are in my boat can learn. Here's how my diet went. First, my appetite dropped through the week and I didn't really gain it back until I was hours outside of BLC on the drive back. Not sure if it was the heat, the altitude, or playa dust. What I ate during the week

- 1/2 bottle Almond Butter (yes they do come in plastic, found at Costco)- 1 Green Been can daily- Imagine Foods Creamy Butternut Squash - dairy free - had a few during the week- G2 Electrolyte packets mixed with water - this was essential- Pringles- Pinto Beans in a can - few during the week- Emergen-C packets mixed with water - few during the week- Brazil Nuts- Almonds- Cliff Bars- Luna Bars- Lots and lots of water- Pop Chips - salted- Metamucil - only needed once, thankfully

I wound up bringing home a lot more food than I brought. will keep this in mind for next year. Items such as full bag salted almonds, carton of Almond Milk that doesn't need refrigeration until opened, 6 pack - salmon in a can(SO much tastier than tuna fish in a can), stomach ease tea, My Vega vegan whole food optimizer

Camp did a daily ice run, so while I decided not to go the fresh route, it wouldn't have been a problem to have raw veggies

Also, people were so generous in their food gifting I strayed from my diet a bit, and felt mostly fine(though eating a little chicken for first time in 9mo gave me a reason to visit Port-o-Potty. I figured it's Burning Man, I'm in the desert, if I can eat food that falls on the Playa floor, I can stray from my preferred diet just a bit. And I'm glad I did.

PS- may I point out that wrote "ish" in the subject. It's my diet, I choose what I want to eat for health reasons(Dr's strong recommendations), if you want to eat a plant based diet, great, if you choose to eat only meat, great as well. I'm not judging.

hardy fresh fruits (oranges for later in the week, nectarines for the first few days)nuts of all kinds, seeds of all kindsindividual "juice box" packs of almond milk, rice milk, juice, etchearty whole grain breadpeanut butterchia seeds (add to your water--increase your hydration)coconut water packsdried fruits/apple chipsprotein barscrackershummus POWDER (add to water on playa and chill in cooler)

but you know what i am so sad about: HOW will i get a salad? is it foolish to even think of trying to make a cold salad on the playa? will veggies keep past a day or two.

and, as far as the discussion of using the term "vegan" without being vegan, i offer a helpful suggestion:if you sometimes eat vegan food, but are not committed to a completely vegan diet/lifestyle,it might be more accurate to use the following labels to describe yourself:

"flex-i-tarian" or "vegetarian-ish"

this may help reduce flack from vegans. I am a vegan, and I understand both sides of the issue.happy, healthy food on the playa for all

Do you recommend a particular brand of hummus powder? Where do you get it? For my camping trips in general this has been a great thread

great idea on Chia seeds, been adding this daily to my cereal, really helps on on the, um, how do I say, solidness of what exits

If you wanted a cooler, you can. There are 2(or maybe even 3 this year) ice camps that sell ice daily. Our camp last year made a daily run. Many people had cooler food to enjoy...so your salad dream can become reality.

Good Point on the labeling. I've been telling people flexitarian, it works well, but doesn't exactly describe what is he flexitarian about. Vegetarian-ish still implies dairy is okay, so that won't work.

Do you recommend a particular brand of hummus powder? Where do you get it? For my camping trips in general this has been a great thread

great idea on Chia seeds, been adding this daily to my cereal, really helps on on the, um, how do I say, solidness of what exits

If you wanted a cooler, you can. There are 2(or maybe even 3 this year) ice camps that sell ice daily. Our camp last year made a daily run. Many people had cooler food to enjoy...so your salad dream can become reality.

Good Point on the labeling. I've been telling people flexitarian, it works well, but doesn't exactly describe what is he flexitarian about. Vegetarian-ish still implies dairy is okay, so that won't work.

hi beachlife!

hummus powder: go to the ethnic section of your grocery store, and look for the jewish/kosher/passover stuff (see matzos and gefilte fish, and you're in the right section). there u will find hummus powder, tahini powder, tabouli mixes, all dry and boxed. just add water.

i will prob. bring a cooler and get ice daily at artica. i was even thinking of volunteering at artica: volunteer a few hours each mornig, grab some ice at the end of my shift, and bring back to camp

i hear ya on the difficulty of finding a label that accurately describes your dietary choices. i am vegan, have been for over a year, and it is a very cut and dry way of telling people what i do and don't eat. mind you, i said people understand what the term means (mostly), but that does not mean they LIKE or respect it.

but when u are a kinda-sort-pescatarian-thingy, it gets hard for people to understand. and why do people get so damn agitated by someone ELSE'S food?and i say that as a very committed ethical vegan. i dislike agression and bullying on either side: mean vegans and mean meat eaters both disrupt my serenity